Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States provides that the Senate must "advise and consent" on the President's nominees for the Supreme Court.
Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States begins with a simple declarative statement: "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America".
The language of the oath, in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution does not include the words "so help me God".
Article II Section 1 of the Constitution describes the strange process of electors choosing the President.
The CNN host Fareed Zakaria takes a look into the history of Article II, Section IV of the Constitution, which concerns impeachment.
Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution makes the military subordinate to the civilian leadership, and there's an undefined line between the two that the Army never crosses, Ulrich said.
However, Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution provides that the "President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States".
The Senate is given important powers under the "advice and consent" provisions (Article II, section 2) of the Constitution: ratification of treaties requires a two-thirds majority of all senators present and a simple majority for approval of important public appointments, such as those of cabinet members, ambassadors, and justices of the Supreme Court.
Article II, section 2 of the Constitution says the president "shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint...judges of the Supreme Court".
The factual averments in the affidavit, if accurate, are sufficient to confirm that Hamdi's detention conforms with a legitimate exercise of the war powers given the executive by Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution and, as discussed elsewhere, that it is consistent with the Constitution and laws of Congress.
